Google Maps Is Different Depending On Your Location • Discoverology

Google Maps Is Different Depending On Your Location

If you go on Google Maps in Japan, the region between South Korea and Japan is shown as the “Sea of Japan”. However, if you’re using Google Maps inside South Korea, it will instead appear by the name “East Sea”. Two names for the same body of water on the same site.

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